This book was awarded the Joop Witteveenprijs 2012 . In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the role of the monarchy in Western Europe was redefined. Together with the absolutist sovereigns, the historian's interest in courts and court life in the nineteenth century seems to have vanished. This book investigates what happened to the institution of the monarchy in the nineteenth century. More specifically, it examines whether the nineteenth-century Belgian monarchs can be described as influential, or even powerful. The volume also deals with another hiatus in history writing, namely food at nineteenth-century courts. The author addresses these two issues by examining the Belgian king and queen's dinner guests, as well as the food that was served at the palace. She considers questions such as who was invited, who got to share a table, how did the guest lists evolve over time, was the food adjusted according to the guests and how did the food evolve? A social network analysis of the dinner guests and a qualitative analysis of the court food are used as tools to tackle these questions. In this way, this book deals with issues that touch upon the very core of society's development: power, hierarchies, status, imitation, segregation and distinction.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
ISBN-13
9789052017525
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115978989
Product Key Features
Author
Danielle De Vooght
Publication Name
The King Invites: Performing Power at a Courtly Dining Table
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
285 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
220mm
Item Width
150mm
Volume
2
Item Weight
410g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Danielle De Vooght
Series Title
L'europe Alimentaire / European Food Issues / Europa Alimentaria / L'europa Alimentare
Country/Region of Manufacture
Belgium
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